Behaving like a Ghoul

“Behaving like a Ghoul” by André Partridge
In the manner of “Behaving like a Jew” by Gerald Stern

When I talked to my friends at the our usual table in the café
We would spend hours at a time talking about our favorite
Movie, comic book, and video game ideas to one another.
But one of my friends didn't seem to get my particular brand of
High-flying adventure mixed with horrifying and monstrous terror
And then my friend literally called me a “ghoul” because of that
I am sick of the people who don’t get me, the people who don’t get my vision,
The people that refused to listen, the people that refused to care,
The people that will call me “weird” or “disturbed” the first thing I say anything.
I am sick of being labeled as something inferior for having a different point of view
compared to the rest of my family and friend.
Starting now from now on, I am going to be unappeased at all the doubters and Nay-Sayers
From now on I am going to behave like a ghoul, to be unfettered and unbound to all of the
Stigma and restrictions that comes with being part of normalcy of “regular people”
And maybe then people will finally find out the true mastery, complexity and beauty of my work
And vision…but hey…who could really say anyways…only time will tell.